The Cover to Cover Book discussion group meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm in Robeson Pavilion Room C.  Following are the books, in order by date, the group will discuss from September 2010 through August 2011.  Note: In November, we meet for a special joint discussion with the library’s Table Talk and Between the Lines discussion groups; join us at the Main Library in Pavilion A/B on Tuesday, December 8, at 6:30 pm.

The Eleventh Man By Doig, Ivan 2008-10 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0151012431 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Ten members of Montana's legendary 1941 football team are caught up in World War II. The 11th man, Ben Reinking, has been plucked from pilot training and asked to chronicle the adventures of his teammates. Ready for action, he chafes at the assignment, not knowing that it will bring him love. …More

The Hummingbird's Daughter By Urrea, Luis Alberto 2005-05 - Little Brown and Company 0316745464 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title 2006 ALA Notable Fiction Selection 2006 Kiriyama Prize Fiction Winner Will discuss October 14, 2010 The Hummingbird's Daughter is the story of a girl coming to terms with her destiny, with the miraculous, and with the power of faith. It is the tale of a father discovering what true love is and a daughter recognizing that sometimes true love requires true sacrifice. The Hummingbird's Daughter is Luis Urrea's majestic masterpiece, the story of one girl's life and the swollen heart of all Mexico. …More

The Help By Stockett, Kathryn 2009-02 - Amy Einhorn Books 0399155341 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title (Fiction). In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women view one another. …More

Cutting for Stone By Verghese, Abraham 2009-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 0375414495 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. …More

Never Let Me Go By Ishiguro, Kazuo 2005-04 - Knopf Publishing Group 1400043395 Check Our Catalog Winner - 2006 ALA Notable Fiction Selection Alex Award Winner - 2006 A BookPage Notable Title Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth were once classmates at Hailsham, a private school in the English countryside with a most unusual student body: human clones created solely to serve as organ donors. "You were brought into this world for a purpose," advised Miss Lucy, one of Hailsham's guardians, "and your futures, all of them, have been decided." The tightly knit trio experienced love, loss, and betrayal as they pondered their destinies (to become "carers" for other donors and, eventually, donors themselves). …More

Feathered Serpent By Xiaobin, Xu Translator Howard-Gibbon, John Translator Wang, Joanne 2009-02 - Atria Books 1416583807 Check Our Catalog One of the foremost works of Chinese literature of the 20th century, this epic family history portrays women across five generations, as well as the history, religion, and culture that has marked each woman's life. …More

Burnt Shadows By Shamsie, Kamila 2009-04 - Picador USA 0312551878 Check Our Catalog Sweeping in scope and mesmerizing in its evocation of time and place, "Burnt Shadows" is an epic narrative of disasters eluded and confronted, loyalties offered and repaid, and loves rewarded and betrayed. Download and print our discussion guide (PDF) …More

The Elegance of the Hedgehog By Barbery, Muriel Translator Anderson, Alison 2008-09 - Europa Editions 1933372605 Check Our Catalog In this enthralling international bestseller, a girl and an older woman live inconspicuous lives in the center of an elegant Paris apartment building. It is only when a stranger moves into their building--and sees through their disguises--that Paloma and Rene discover their kindred spirits. …More

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Skloot, Rebecca 2010-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 1400052173 Check Our Catalog (Nonfiction). A poor Southern farmer has cells taken without her knowledge and becomes an important tool in medicine. …More

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey By Millard, Candice 2006-10 - Broadway Books 0767913736 Check Our Catalog Will discuss July 14, 2011 At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, "The River of Doubt" is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on Earth. …More

Shanghai Girls By See, Lisa 2009-05 - Random House (NY) 1400067111 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From the author of the bestsellers "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" comes a stunning new novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles. …More